Echo Dot - How to Reset Back to Factory Settings (Hard Reset) 

We have long resisted getting an Echo. Never really saw a need. ru-vid.comUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB When we recently completed some remodeling in our home, we realized we had failed to add a switch to turn on a certain lamp across the room. We couldn't run new wiring (which would have been expensive if we could), so we got our first Echo which completely solved our problem for about $40 (Echo Dot and smart plug). We just ask Alexa to turn on/off that light. Heartily recommend it to solve this kind of conundrum!

OMG, best video. I hate the "what's up guys?". Then the person talks for 10 minutes about nothing related. Great video!

FINALLY, AN EASY "HOW TO" VIDEO WITHOUT A BUNCH OF SPOKEN NONSENSE BEFORE THE POINT HAS BEEN REACHED LOL THANK U!!!

Very helpful thank you. Liked and subbed. Great editing well done 👍

Right on. To the point worked fantastic that’s what I needed that a bunch of talking going on thank you

I had so much trouble getting my echo to pair to my router. This was just the fix. Thank you!

THANK YOU SO MYCH FOR THIS HELPFUL GUIDE!!

Excellent instructions. Thanks to you my Echo Dot in back in business after a day of frustration.

*I like the old style Echo Dot because it's small also **Newest.Technology**, gives out decent sound and doesn't take up a lot of shelf space if you want to put it on beam in the workshop or shed.*

Thanks for helping and making it easy

Worked great thanks very much for sharing .

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!

Thanks a lot this helped me so much

Sweet bruv much needed 4 years later

Thanks for the video. I'll try this.

Thank you the hard reset option worked!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much my echo is finally set up!

Really helpful

Thanks it worked

thank you so much

Thank you very much!!!

Thanks fam 🙏

Here is a subscribe it worked thank you

Ty for this reset information 👀👀👀👀😍☑️🙏🏿

Thanks!

It worked fine before but now it does not for some reason. Plz help

If this was a factory reset then why does the Amazon app still retain the name I associated to the device? I am having fairly consistent disconnects with my echo dot, all other WiFi devices are working perfectly. The amazon Echo full size devices are working perfectly as well. Have moved to diff areas of house and right next to the WiFi router, with no change.

Thanks bro to help to restart Alex

Thanks

Cheers dude

Ty

Thx

Thank you

It works....

this is the only one working

Do I have to use the original power cord for the echo to work?

Mine never turned orange?

Noob question, my friend just gave me her old echo dot, what app do I need to download to use it? I just type Alexa app in the android store?

Worked on echo spot

Thank you!

What app do I use what's the exact name, please? Thank you

I don’t know my Alexa my mom threw the box away I only have the app and the Alexa can u help me or make a video about it?

Works just wait

I bought used one on ebay and did this "hard reset" and put it in my system ....but it still is taking commands from previous owner? It chimed an alarm last night and woke my wife up this am saying "time to take antibiotics" (no one taking antibiotics here) What the hell? The instructions say to "de register" device before giving to someone else and THEN do a hard reset ....is this thing junk now because it was not delivered registered?

So I bought amazon music but my Alexa wasnt paired with the account

The blue light on mine doesnt turn off. Ive tried everything

It didn’t work all it did was start making a green circle go around the blue ring?

Does this reset clear everything off it. I want to get rid of it.

Whenever I plug mine in it starts to flash and doesn’t want to reset

My echo dot 2nd generation doesn't respond at all. It is constantly showing blue light (not blinking at all), not a single button responses nor the resetting process works. I tried restarting several times still the same issue. anyone have a solution or might be familiar with such a situation?

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Mine does not respond to any butten. It just shows a blue light with light blue spinning around the turns off and repeats

Mine was not resetting. I saw where someone replied that you may have to hold the buttons for up to 4 minutes, after 2 minutes nine reset.

Good video but get rid of the background music.

Will this work for the 3rd Feb?

This isn’t working. What is the hard reset option? Isn’t this a soft reset?

Didnt work

My orange light won’t comenon

But my light doesn’t turn orange it just stays blue, what does that mean?

I have tried everything and I can’t get the stupid blue light to go away and it’s just so frustrating

Found a fix: Hold down the microphone and minus buttons on the Echo Dot until the orange light appears (no longer), then release.

Mine doesn’t even factory reset

It didn’t work but I haven’t used my echo dot in two years

Didn’t work. Mine worked perfectly at my winter home, got back to my permanent residence, it won’t turn on at all. No light, no ring of color, nothing! Grrrr

How to setup?

mine no work :(

Did not work

MINE STAYS ORANGE

Yay my Alexa is broken😀

Didn’t work for me

It is very difficult to connect to wifi if you switch internet service providers, and calling customer service doens't help either they speak to you like you are stupid and slow

It dosen't work :(

Didn't work

Where is the action button

Great video, easy simple to understand process BUT MAN shit music playing louder then you are talking. Learn the meaning on the word AMBIANT.

It’s kinda creepy when I look at it😂

Help I did this and it started speaking Japanese or sum 😭

Why does every video need pointless, repetitive music? It's distracting and annoying, and adds nothing.

Thanks